Some friends and I were talking a few weeks ago about the current attitude of some hunters these days and hunters’ ethics in general. I know hunting has changed from the days I was growing up and a whole generation of hunters that were my mentors in those days are no longer around. I ...

If procrastination was an Olympic sport, I would have been in Paris collecting my gold medal. Here it is the first part of September, and I am just getting around to reporting on Spring gobbler harvest numbers. I, myself, did not have a very good season. Although I didn’t hunt very many ...

If you haven’t had the chance to go yet, you should know that 2024 trout stocking started on Jan. 2. Although the last week or so has brought a fair amount of snow and frigid temperatures, the forecast shows some above average temperatures soon. Once the snow melts and waters receded, ...

While sitting in my tree stand this season, I got to thinking about the practice of baiting deer. This is still a subject of some controversy. While some states ban the baiting of the deer altogether and I believe there are some states that have a certain period that can bait if it is ceased ...

Thanksgiving week is upon us. In West Virginia that has always meant the first week of buck season for as long as I have hunted. Even with the drop in the number of hunters and less accessible hunting land, I’m sure this is still one of the busiest weeks of the year in our state. It is a ...

It’s hard to believe we are already over two weeks into archery season. I’m sure you’ve heard all your life how the older you get, the more time flies. I’m getting to the age now where I’m finding it to be very truthful. I find it harder and harder to find the time and energy to ...